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And the winner is?

- The average life expectancy was 47 years.

But not because people drove drunk and killed innocent civillians on the street

- The top three causes of death were pneumonia/influenza, tuberculosis and diarrhea

Correct. Today they are Alcohol, Suicide and Murder (not necessarily in that order. Also, the list may change according to country and state...)

- There were only about 250 reported murders in the entire U.S.

And this is meant to make us feel how lucky we are in today's society?

Okay... I'll stop there. I can see this post is beginning to look like a 'pick my argument to pieces' thingo. Which I don't intend it to be. I fully agree that in some respects, life back then was harder. But people made more sense.

After much thinking, and a fair bit of research, I have changed my mind, and come to agree that being stoned is better than being drunk. But that doesn't make it OK to go and get stoned. Some of my best friends got stoned and loved it, so I'm not trying to judge anyone here, but drugs are stupid. People complain that crack is banned, while acohol is not - and I agree that it's weird, but there's a REASON why it's banned, and it's NOT because it promotes harmony and world peace.

On another note, kids don't CARE about their education, and it's because of TEACHERS (oh, the irony!!) as well as parents. Sure, they want you to do well, but I couldn't quote the number of times my high-school teachers used to say "Well....this isn't the end of the world. You don't NEED university (read - college) to make a living."

And then kids interpret this as an excuse to turn up stoned to class and smoke in the toilets and generally be stupid. HOW DUMB!!! HOW DUMB? I remember some friends from high-school who altered their dailt timetable to include 'smoking in the downstairs toilets' time and 'smuggling vodka from building K to building B while teacher takes daily coffee break.'

This just proves general dumbness of kids today. I'm waiting for some random guest to stumble upon this thread and start spewing forth proof of how I'm wrong. I'm desperate for some reason to be happy again.

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Me = idiot.

Do NOT agree  

Peter, you get stabbed often? You can argue a stoner out of something just as easy as a drunk.

Point taken.  

If it's worth adding so that a new, perhaps less world-hating attitude is perceived of my last post, then I believe this world is in the end times. Biblically, speaking, btw, so if you disagree, that's great. It's just my personal opinion.


And I agree completely with Migs. Although that's not terribly surprising, seeing as he agreed with me first. I'm not about to disagree with someone who shares my common values. Then again, in this world we live in, there's very little understanding of respect...

But that's another story.

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Assuming that dream symbolism is real, here is one fair interpretation:

The umbilical chord is particularly important for women, pertaining to shackles (read: entrapment) or a dependance for love (often from the mother).

The fact that it is shrivelled represents your need to move on/progress from a current situation. Alternatively, it could symbolise your change of emotions about one ideology.

Clothes represent femininity. Underwear represents your raw emotions (often the emotions you aren't aware of).

Ribbon symbolises fragility. The act of tying symbolises some sort of bond.



So....... one could assume that you are a woman who has some sort of bond with your subconscious emotions, although the link is fragile, so equillibrium is important. It appears you are trying to hide your emotions by keeping them tucked within yourself so that nobody else will see them.

However while this bond does indeed exist, it appears that you are ready to move on in some aspects, leaving behind your dependance for love from a (motherly?) figure.

There are some things, though, which you feel are keeping you trapped in a certain place/stage/mindframe.


I, personally, don't believe that dream symbolism can be THIS specific (though I do believe there is some relevance in certain things), but if you DO believe it, then you may now all form premature judgements about Bruised's true self. Have fun!  

Lots of lolz @ Yoke.
I don't want to promote thread.
But damn - I sure am.

Why do I post this?
Am I a friggin noob?
I guess I must be...

No - it shall not be.
I am more than a noob....




I am the chosen...

I hate the majority of the world. And I truly mean that.

I'm lucky, in the respect that I've never allowed myself to be fully exposed to it. I keep good friends, and don't go to places where these kinda things happen. I don't understand what is so appealing to a 13 year old about getting stoned or drunk! How do they think that's going to help them in the future?? I know kids don't think that far ahead, but it's fairly obvious...

I hate most modern music in general. Most of it (besides lacking COMPLETE musicality, which I won't go into, but could verify for a million different reasons) contains themes which are appealing for all the wrong reasons. We try to stop teenage girls from getting pregnant, but look at all these songs! They talk about what an easy girl Sasha is, and how she's so popular because of it!... grr... it drives me absolutely mental.

In conclusion, Earth sucks. I wish I were dead - at least then I'd be heading off to a much nicer place - and I hope all the dickheads in society get a cheese-grater rubbed against their genitals.....

EDIT: You saying you prefer dope to alcohol? No way. I think both are dumb when taken in extremes, but drunks tend to be more personable than stoners. At least with drunks, when someone goes to stab you, you can say "WAIT!" and generally they will. When you piss off a stoner, they just go straight for you...

Also - I agree that these lyrics have just been a gradual progression. Even a lot of opera from the baroque period had questionable subtexts. But it is more blatant now, and that's the problem. By hiding subtexts, most kids don't pick stuff out unless they look (which very rarely happens). By just saying it plain, you're sending a very clear message.....

This thread means trouble.
Why do we have to Haiku?
It is so silly!

Why is it awake?
We should let this thread sleep now.
So long, disturbed posts....

hmmm..... okay..... I'm getting the impression that not too many people are entering....

I shall whip something up and maybe post it soon..... depending on how inspired I am.......

Is it just me, or are people finding clues like: "ooooh man.. I never go on #ags......" useless?

Heck!! 50% of the board doesn't go on #ags that much, and no one spends their time looking for the people who AREN'T on the board... it's just silly.

Could you give us useful clues, perhaps?

Being drunk at 15 is silly. It's just setting yourself up to become an alcoholic.

YES - I KNOW THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE...

but you're body gets accustomed to alcohol. To start training it from the day your 15 means that by the time your 75 you'll be drinking your bodyweight in vodka to get pissed... (note: also a prime example of exaggeration, although with a serious element of truth in it)

Okay - I need some serious help here

I'm meant to be late-night cramming for an exam tomorrow, but I can't seem to stay focused very well. I've shut down all my 'chat' programs, like msn etc, and I turned off the T.V and radio (primarily because my brother is in bed and he'd poke me very hard if I woke him). I tried to close AGSforums... but I can't do it...

So..... given that I've got rid of nearly ALL distractions, how is it that I can't concentrate, and how do you guys MAKE yourself concentrate.

If you're interested..... anyone who wants to write a three-page essay on Beach's Five Theoretical Perspectives and Thompson's Six Steps of Response mixed within a reader-centred approach to literature will be hailed by all. Just send me $50 dollars and I'll let you do it for me  

Aren't all Me sytems like that...?

i'd say this is a silly thread, its not like people are getting annoyed by it.

At the risk of being pedantic, and becoming overly unpopular with my definitions, annoying doesn't necessarily constitute stupid. It is partially sufficient, yes, though not necessary.

A more accurate definition would be a thread that is marked by a lack of intelligence, care or understanding.

I think this thread encompasses the above quite well, thus a need for moderation.

he can't REALLY be drunk, right? No one EVER spells that bad when they're drunk..... do they??

I dunno..... maybe you do when you've got a hangover the morning after, but I've certainly never spelled badly while drunk.

[ATTENTION!! NEW UPDATED FILE!!]

ATTENTION!! NEW UPDATED FILE!!
No...this not cheating. It's still the same song, just a better recording of it, seeing as my previous one had some background noise. With this, you can hear certain instruments (like glockenspiel/harp) more clearly, but it's still the same, so it's allowed...

[fake english accent]

Hello there, little boys and girls...

Come and listen to The Jolly Little Forest of the Kingdom of Love!!

[/fake english accent]

Yes.... the name IS meant to be that corny. The scene I image here is the 'hero' wandering through the garden of the castle, hopefully to meet the beautiful princess at the palace gates. Hence the corniness.

And yet I still think it has an almost... niceness to it....

Oh well..... make up your own minds.....

P.S - don't mind some of the 'clatter' noises at the very very very end. As I was recording through a microphone, it's hard to eliminate the background noises, so just run with it.  

why were you flamed?

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That revolver trailer looks half decent...

I'm no fan of country-western games - normally I'd rather pour chilli-sauce over my genitals - but RockStar look like they can pull this one off okay.

As for the future of gaming, my idea of progress is being able to kick someone in the head and have them not retaliate....

*sweet*

I recommend melted cheese on crumpets.... mmmm...


what?? oh..... don't pretend your not admiring me...

oh dear... I'm trying so hard not to laugh, because I know how annoying (and offensive) that must have been, but as I was reading it I was thinking: "This guy rocks. Just tell it how it is, Ami!" and I was giggling (no - not giggling..... more of a 'guffaw', for want of a better word) and wondering what it must have been like from the civil servant's point of view...

I hope you end up getting the passport in time...